South America: Cost of Living Index by City 2018 Mid-Year

Chart: Cost of Living Index
Select date:
Select display column:
Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Montevideo, Uruguay 58.1 18.0 39.1 45.0 56.3 50.1
Santiago, Chile 50.4 17.2 34.7 40.4 50.5 51.8
Quito, Ecuador 49.4 14.8 33.0 45.1 37.3 40.0
Guayaquil, Ecuador 47.2 14.9 31.9 39.3 36.7 35.2
Campinas, Brazil 44.5 12.3 29.2 31.0 42.8 52.6
Sao Paulo, Brazil 44.2 16.6 31.1 32.2 38.8 41.2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 44.1 16.2 30.9 29.7 40.0 36.6
Brasilia, Brazil 44.0 13.9 29.8 34.4 42.6 63.2
Lima, Peru 41.5 15.5 29.2 36.0 31.1 39.3
Recife, Brazil 40.7 8.2 25.3 30.6 32.8 28.0
Porto Alegre, Brazil 40.6 10.5 26.3 28.1 32.4 48.6
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 40.5 9.9 26.0 26.8 33.4 35.9
Florianopolis, Brazil 40.3 12.1 26.9 28.9 36.1 40.2
Buenos Aires, Argentina 38.6 11.8 25.9 29.7 37.5 59.8
Curitiba, Brazil 38.3 9.7 24.8 25.3 32.3 38.9
Cuenca, Ecuador 36.1 10.6 24.1 31.1 25.9 44.6
Paramaribo, Suriname 35.4 6.9 21.9 37.3 28.8 25.9
Bogota, Colombia 35.0 12.6 24.4 26.1 27.9 37.4
Barranquilla, Colombia 34.0 9.5 22.4 25.1 24.1 42.7
Medellin, Colombia 33.8 11.2 23.1 27.9 24.5 34.0
Asuncion, Paraguay 33.5 10.5 22.6 26.2 26.3 37.3
Cali, Colombia 30.5 7.5 19.6 24.7 23.0 39.3
Caracas, Venezuela 27.8 8.4 18.6 28.4 23.6 4.2